Piramal Pharma's pharma solutions business announced the appointment of Herve Berdou as Chief Operating Officer, Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS).

Berdou joins Piramal Pharma Solutions from Lonza, where he was the Global Head of Operations, Cell and Gene Technologies. He has more than two decades of experience across the global supply chain, procurement, and operations, including manufacturing and site head positions at both small and large facilities. At Lonza, Berdou led a network of contract services sites across the globe. Before that, he worked with many well-respected pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca & MedImmune and Novartis. For his new role, Berdou will be based in the Northeastern US.

Berdou holds a Master's (DESS) in Procurement and Supply Chain from IAE in Grenoble, France - Écoles Universitaires de Management, and a degree in Economics and Politics from Université Pierre Mendès-France.